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Queendom: Home is Where The Heart Isby Veronica Henry The Norwegian group Queendom is based in Oslo, Norway. The group is made up of five black women representing many countries in the African Diaspora: Ethiopia, Nigeria, Uganda, Trinidad and Gambia. Check out their video below. |
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Image © Reprise/Warner Bros. Music: Nikki & Rich - "Cat and Mouse" originally appeared on About.com R & B on Tuesday, March 9th, 2010 at 18:47:08. Permalink | Comment | Email this About.com R & B
Album cover © Capitol Records. Review: V.V. Brown - Traveling Like the Light originally appeared on About.com R & B on Monday, March 8th, 2010 at 14:53:46. Permalink | Comment | Email this About.com R & B Some of the more interesting news and rumors from the past week:
R&B News N Rumors: 3/06/10 Edition originally appeared on About.com R & B on Saturday, March 6th, 2010 at 17:26:15. |
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AllAfrica News: Music The Angolan singer, Trícia Almeida, said Sunday in Luanda that her CD, entitled "Só Para Ti", has enough quality to get affirmed on the Angolan music market. AllAfrica News: Music The second phase of Shingrwa music talent competition that ran for an entire year in four different stages concluded today with a final competition among three finalists. The event was broadcast live in Eri-TV and Dimsti Hafash. AllAfrica News: Music About 800 fans were on Sunday at Kilamba Cultural and Recreational Centre in Luanda to watch and listen to the performance of Angolan music group, Jovens do Prenda. |
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One of the things I really love about being a music critic is the ability to expose people to great music that they might not otherwise hear. And that's the case with contemporary-retro Soul act Nikki & Rich. The duo consists of Nikki Leonti, a California-born pastor's daughter who grew up singing in church; and Rich Velonskis (aka Rich Skillz), a Queens, NY-born hip-hop/R&B producer who got his start spinning in New York City clubs. I can't begin to tell you how impressed - and surprised - I was when I first heard their music, particularly the song "Cat and Mouse," a sassy doo-wop meets hip-hop joint about the courtship games that couples sometimes play. The song will be on their upcoming debut album which is due out later this year, but for now you can stream it by clicking the link below. And check back here on Friday, when I'll post another song from the album for your listening pleasure.